Taken from Newdow vs. Congress (9th Circuit No. 00-16423)

"[B]y statute, the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag describes the United States as 'one nation under God.' To be sure, no one is obligated to recite this phrase, . . . but it borders on sophistry to suggest that the reasonable atheist would not feel less than a full member of the political community every time his fellow Americans recited, as part of their expression of patriotism and love for country, a phrase he believed to be false."

Quoting from the dissent of Justice Kennedy for Allegheny County v. Greater Pittsburgh Chapter, American Civil Liberties Union, 492 U.S. 573 (July 3, 1989) at 672. (Justice Kennedy was, arguing for the rejection of the "endorsement test" adopted in that case because of the consequences of adopting that test, such as its effect on the Pledge. Nonetheless, the test was adopted.)